Civil liability in criminal justice
By: Darrell L. Ross.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: LexisNexis Matthew Bender
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Providence, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 497
ISBN-13: 9781422461396
Subjects: Tort liability of police -- United States; Tort liability of criminal justice personnel -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview of civil liability; title: Foundations for liability; title: Civil liability under state and federal tort law; title: Civil liability and federal law : section 1983 litigation; title: Defenses to civil litigation and risk management; title: Administrative and supervisory liability; title: Liability for failure to train; title: Operating criminal justice agencies under a consent decree; title: Use of force in law enforcement and corrections; title: Section 1983 and correctional liability issues; title: Section 1983 actions in law enforcement; title: Liability and wrongful custodial death; title: Personnel issues and liability.